Miami Heat (21-22, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (14-31, 12th in the Eastern Conference)
New York; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Miami travels to Brooklyn looking to end its three-game road skid.
The Nets are 7-21 in Eastern Conference games. Brooklyn averages 14.2 turnovers per game and is 11-9 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents.
The Heat are 11-12 in Eastern Conference play. Miami is ninth in the Eastern Conference scoring 45.8 points per game in the paint led by Bam Adebayo averaging 9.3.
The Nets' 13.9 made 3-pointers per game this season are only 0.2 more made shots on average than the 13.7 per game the Heat allow. The Heat average 110.8 points per game, 2.8 fewer than the 113.6 the Nets give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nic Claxton is shooting 53.9% and averaging 9.7 points for the Nets. Keon Johnson is averaging 12.4 points over the last 10 games.
Adebayo is averaging 15.5 points, 9.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists for the Heat. Tyler Herro is averaging 22.2 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nets: 1-9, averaging 99.3 points, 45.0 rebounds, 24.0 assists, 7.4 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 41.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.8 points per game.
Heat: 4-6, averaging 109.8 points, 46.4 rebounds, 27.8 assists, 6.8 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.8 points.
INJURIES: Nets: Ben Simmons: day to day (illness), Cam Thomas: day to day (hamstring), Bojan Bogdanovic: day to day (foot), Trendon Watford: day to day (hamstring), Maxwell Lewis: out (leg), Ziaire Williams: day to day (ankle), D'Angelo Russell: day to day (hamstring), De'Anthony Melton: out for season (acl), Cameron Johnson: day to day (ankle).
Heat: Dru Smith: out for season (achilles), Josh Richardson: day to day (heel).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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